Rail Transportation Safety Advisory Letter 01/25
October 16, 2025
Director General, Rail Safety and Security, Transport Canada
Enterprise Building, 14th floor
427 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa ON K1A 0N5
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Rail transportation safety investigation report
Table 3. Main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, September 2025
| September | Year to date (September) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | |
Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, September 2025
| September | Year to date (September) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | |
Table 4. Non-main track collision accidents and incidents by province, September 2025
| September | Year to date (September) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | |
Table 2. Railway crossing and trespasser accidents by province, September 2025
| Crossings with type recorded | All crossings | Tresspasser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public | Public | Private | |||||
Table 1. Railway occurrences and casualties, September 2025
| September | Year to date (September) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | |
Not following signal indications
Train crews do not consistently recognize and follow railway signal indications.
Substance use: an emerging safety issue
Substance use in the marine and rail industries is an emerging safety issue on the Watchlist.